LIV Golf player FORCED OUT of 2023 US PGA Championship at Oak Hill!
Sam Stevens has replaced the LIV Golf player in the field at Oak Hill.
Paul Casey has become the second LIV Golf player to withdraw from the forthcoming PGA Championship.
England's Casey had been given a special invite by the PGA of America after he was forced out of the 2022 major at Southern Hills owing to a back injury.
We do not know if that injury has caused Casey to withdraw from this week's tournament as no other reason other than 'injury' was listed.
Casey, who plays for Bryson DeChambeau's Crushers in the breakaway tour, joins Martin Kaymer in also skipping the second major of the year.
Two-time major winner John Daly has also withdrawn. Attention will now turn to see if Jordan Spieth - who was pictured practicing at Oak Hill with a taped wrist - will be fit enough to play.
Casey has been replaced in the field by Sam Stevens. The tee times have now been released, and you can check out the groupings here.
Why was Casey given a special invite in the first place?
PGA of America boss Seth Waugh explained to The Times:
Waugh also stressed in a pre-tournament press conference that the disruption to the men's professional game caused by LIV Golf has ultimately been good because there are more eyes on the game.
That being said, he felt his comments about the breakaway tour's application for world ranking points were taken out of context.
Waugh stated the OWGR is waiting to hear back from LIV but that has been disputed.
He explained:
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One player who appears to be done talking about LIV is one of the tournament favourites: Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy said he was going to make a conscious effort from now on not to talk about the Saudi-backed league.
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